Build: 10600k GTX 660 / Arc A750 Dell U Series 1920x1200 (pair)
I bought the GTX 660 and monitors for Civ V in 2012. The GPU underperformed expectations. I kept it and enjoyed I enjoyed the game for 4-5 years. I’ve been using the GPU and monitors for daily work for 12 years. Baldur’s Gate 3 is the next game to get me excited. I bought an Arc A750 and am happy.
I’m happy because I think it’s my rock bottom. I’ll cough up the cash for something that will exceed expectations for awhile and meet them for a long time. It seems like best value in modern gaming is 1440p 60Hz high. But, “best value” is how I got stuck with an underperforming GPU and lacking some monitor features for a decade.
I think I should choose some modest overkill, to see what I’ve been missing out on, because undefined value likely exists. But, I’m not sure my reasoning is sound, in general or when choosing the following products:
GPU: GIGABYTE RTX 4070 Super WINDFORCE OC 12G. My reasoning for this specific 4070 sucks: It’s the most popular on Newegg that’s also not the cheapest. $600 at Amazon.
Monitor: Acer Nitro XV272U V3. It’s looks like I can’t go wrong with this, gaming or working, unless trying to use it in the dark, and at a nice price. $220 at Acer.
The 600 series still looks to be clinging on just by an inch impressive cards. I saw some benchmarks the other day 650ti boost can play cyberpunk 2077 at just abouts 29fps Although considering your using the 660 to drive a couple of displays maybe it’s worth considering selling it and getting a display adapter you’ll gain a couple of quid and save money on power. It’s not exactly practical to be using a gtx 660 just for a couple of displays
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I have the ASUS Dual 4070, it was the cheapest ASUS model at the time. And it fit in my mATX case. I gotta say coming off the 1070Ti (which I custom cooled with the NZXT G12 and ASUS LC120) the 4070 is underwhelming. I expected it to be better, particularly in VR.
That said, the 1070Ti got me about 60fps in Borderlands 3 on 1440p with some compromises but now I can just slot everything to ultra and max out refresh rate at 165Hz.
In short, the 4070 is a decent chip. Which one you pick is entirely up to you. The 4070 Super is worth considering since it’s newer, not much more expensive but more bang for buck.
